Rebirth of Bayi Fishing and Hunting in the Northwest

Gu Boyuan hesitated for a moment, shook his head and said:

"No. I've been busy these past few days. I just bought a truckload of fertilizers and several hundred kilograms of seeds. I need to take inventory of these things, and they will most likely be sold in the next few days. I'll talk about it when I have more time."

Li Long didn't expect that his father-in-law was such a career-oriented man. He didn't force it, so he chatted with him for a few more words, then left the agricultural supplies store and returned to the compound.

Gu Boyuan actually had complicated feelings when he looked at Li Long's back.

After Gu Xiaoxia got married, Gu Boyuan actually thought that he would just live the rest of his life peacefully in Team 4.

But he didn't expect that Li Long would directly set up an agricultural supply store for him. At first, Gu Boyuan thought that he would just let his son-in-law look after the family property.

Unexpectedly, he found this job quite interesting. At least it was more interesting than farming, and not as tiring.

I can read books in my free time without having to worry about whether I need to water the fields, weed the crops, or when to harvest.

This is a good job. Slowly, I will also eat commercial grain.

It's a good thing.

Although Gu Boyuan has been a farmer for many years, deep down he never considered himself a farmer. He came here just to escape from the world and find a place to settle down.

I didn't expect that there would be a day to change my identity again.

Gu Boyuan started to run the agricultural supply store with a playful mentality. However, after working for a while, he found that it was not so easy to open a store and be the boss.

It is not easy to do it well.

But for him, who has been to college, if he really wants to run a store well, he will naturally do better than the average person if he puts more effort into it.

With the achievements, Gu Boyuan paid more attention to the business. Now that the most troublesome lunch was solved at Li Long's place, he really ran the store without any distractions.

The store has made a lot of profit during this period, so he hasn't told his daughter and son-in-law yet, thinking of giving them a scare sometime!
Of course, Li Long didn't say that he would drive a jeep to go hunting, otherwise Gu Boyuan would be scared.

Of course, Gu Boyuan would be shocked if he found out tomorrow. Fortunately, Li Long and Gu Xiaoxia had agreed that no matter who they told, they would say that this was a car that the state commune had sent down for Li Long to do some work.

After Li Long came out of the agricultural supplies store, he went to the supply and marketing cooperative.

Li Xiangqian was reading a newspaper and listening to the radio in the office. When he saw Li Long come in, he smiled and pointed to the chair opposite him.

Li Xiangqian's office is not small. He uses a desk, there are chairs against the opposite wall, a three-person wooden sofa near the door, and a wooden cabinet with documents inside against the wall on the other side of the door.

Li Long poured himself some water and asked as he drank:
"Chief, you shouldn't be busy until the New Year, right?"

"I wasn't busy originally, but Director Qian said so yesterday and I have to be busy again."

"You mean... my driver's license?" Li Long understood immediately and asked.

"Yes. Yesterday afternoon, Director Qian returned to the state and called to ask about your situation. Both the director and I said good things about you." Li Xiangqian did not intend to hide this matter, he said:

"Although Director Qian promised to give you the car, he still has to investigate it. After all, the car is placed there as a symbol. Most people will guess that it belongs to a high-ranking official. If a person has bad character, it is easy to do bad things with the car."

Li Long deeply agreed with this.

If he really had bad intentions, he would definitely be able to cheat those people in the village with his work permit and jeep. Not to mention cheating others, he would definitely be able to cheat a batch of agricultural products in the name of purchasing.

Of course, he didn't mean to do that.

"The director and I have said a lot of good things about you. Director Qian also knows that the big jobs you have done in the past two years are very good, so he is also very satisfied with you." Li Xiangqian smiled and said:

"How about it, do you want to transfer to the state society?"

"No, that's definitely not the case." Li Long replied immediately.

"Really?" Li Xiangqian still had some doubts. After all, people always want to move up. When Director Qian called, he meant that he wanted to transfer Li Long to the state commune.

"Section Chief, you know me well. I have been able to make money in the past two years because, firstly, you, the Director, support me and are willing to give me those big jobs. Secondly, I have some foundation in the county. Whether it is in the mountains or in the countryside, I can find people to complete these jobs."

Li Long said very sincerely:
"If I really go to the state, what do I have? Director Qian may support me for a while, but if I can't make any achievements, will he always support me? Definitely not. And if I go to the state, without those foundations, what can I do?"

"Xiao Li, you see it very clearly." Li Xiangqian smiled, "Not bad, not bad. By the way, I have already contacted the license office.

They said that they want to see if you can really drive. If you are skilled, then we will give you the license for our sake. If you are not skilled, then you can practice with them for a while.

You were supposed to learn how to repair a car, but I said you didn't need to, so I pushed it for you. You don't have time to learn, right?"

"I definitely don't have time." Li Long thought that his wife was pregnant, so how could he have the time to study?

Besides, I have been busy for a year, and it would be better to take a break in this cold winter.

After making an appointment with Li Xiangqian to join the motorcade, Li Long left the supply and marketing cooperative.

People from other departments in the company saw him coming and going freely. Some were envious, some were jealous, and some even talked behind his back.

"Okay, if you can get welfare sheep for our entire company, then you can come and go freely." Those who don't like gossip immediately came out to defend the injustice:
"If you've eaten the free meat given to you by others, then stop saying such things. They have the ability and have done a lot of work, adding glory to us. It's better not to say things that will affect our unity."

So those who were just watching the fun stopped talking, after all, mutton is really delicious.

Li Long went to the free market again and saw Sister Yang selling porridge. He waved and said hello, then went to take a look and finally decided to buy a basket of eggs and two roosters.

He planned to go back and make Gu Xiaoxia some steamed egg custard. Sister Yang had never made this before, so she probably didn't know how to make it. Gu Xiaoxia had never eaten it before either, so she should think it was delicious, right? (I'll go make one first.)
After buying the things, Li Long returned to the courtyard and steamed a big bowl of it before Sister Yang came back.

He learned how to make this thing from someone online during the mask-making period in his previous life. During that time, he really had to learn how to make everything. It was simple in itself, so he basically learned it once he learned it.

After making the egg custard, Sister Yang came back. Li Long then placed the large bowl of egg custard on the dining table and said to Sister Yang:
"Sister Yang, this bowl contains the egg custard I made. Let's eat it at noon later."

"Okay, uncle, have you made a new dish? I'll learn from you later." Sister Yang said with a smile.

Li Long would cook some fresh meals or dishes from time to time, and Sister Yang was no longer surprised.

After lunch, Li Long drove the jeep to the highway outside the county to get familiar with the car. Since the team said they wanted to see my driving skills, I might as well practice it.

Even if I can't drive a big car by then, it will be fine if I can drive a small car very well.

When he showed it to Director Qian, he only remembered it roughly. After all, the manual transmission cars at that time were different from the Jeep now.

You can drive it, but if you want to be proficient in it, you really need to practice hard.

That afternoon and the whole next day, Li Long practiced driving. On the morning of the third day, Li Long drove a jeep and took Li Xiangqian to the convoy at the agreed time.

The car drove steadily into the convoy's yard.

There was a truck being repaired or maintained in the fleet's yard, some garage doors were open and some were closed, some cars had already left and some were still in the garage.

A tall man about thirty years old saw the jeep, wiped the oil off his hands and walked over.

After Li Long and Li Xiangqian got out of the car, he said with a smile:

"Old Li, when you came here, I thought you were the leader. Is it this young man? I saw that he drove very steadily. Where did he learn this?"

Li Xiangqian pretended to be dissatisfied and said:

"What? I'm not a leader? Ma Chunlei, you're a captain and you don't look at people straight in the eye?"

"Go away, I was just kidding you. I'm asking about this young man." Ma Chunlei was not angry and said with a smile.

"I used to work in Wucheng, where I practiced with the master of the fleet." Li Long still made up the same story.

Li Xiangqian also asked this question, and he said the same thing.

"Okay, you're going to drive this car, right? I see you drove well here, so I won't look at it. Come on, open the hood, and let me see if you know which is which." Fortunately, Li Long knew the situation of the car, including the engine, fan, etc. After a brief explanation, Ma Chunlei nodded and said:

"Okay, it looks like you have some experience. OK, come and get your license tomorrow." That was it. He also asked Li Xiangqian:
"Old Li, are you busy lately? If not, give the state a call. Our fleet will send a vehicle over in the next two days. We hope to bring back some stuff to share with everyone. It's the end of the year now, so we have to do some welfare."

"Okay, no problem. Call me before you go." Li Xiangqian responded, then left in the jeep driven by Li Long.

On the way, Li Long asked with some concern:

"Section Chief, do you need to worry about this photo? How can I repay it?"

"Are you talking about the phone call he asked me to make just now?" Li Xiangqian knew that he had misunderstood when he heard what Li Long said, and said with a smile:

"No, no. Captain Ma often does this. We have a good relationship. If the supply and marketing cooperative is too busy to transport goods, we will contact them. And if they want to buy some cheap things, we will also give them the wholesale price we bring back.

This time they went to the state, naturally they wanted to buy some things from the state society at wholesale prices. To be honest, the state society's prices are cheaper than ours, and they are also on the way."

Li Long nodded to show that he understood.

Supplies are relatively scarce these days. Being able to buy things is a skill, and being able to buy cheap things is a great skill.

It's normal to rely on relationships and favors.

The next day, Li Long went there alone and gave Ma Chunlei a yellow goat leg when he got his license. Captain Ma did not refuse, but just told him to be careful and pay attention to safety when he was happy. He also said that if there was any problem with the car, he could come to their team to repair it.

Now that he had a car, a license, and all the necessary paperwork, Li Long planned to take his family hunting the next day.

I told Gu Xiaoxia about this matter that night, but she still showed no interest.

Gu Boyuan already knew that Li Long had borrowed a jeep, and he just told Li Long to be careful and pay attention to safety when driving. After all, this thing is expensive, and secondly, it is much faster than a tractor, so it is easy to get into trouble.

After breakfast the next morning, Li Long loaded the three guns into the car and drove to the team.

The jeep was much faster than the tractor. Although it had no heating, at least it had a canopy and didn't have to be blown by the wind.

In ten minutes or so, the jeep arrived at the team site, and everyone who saw it outside noticed it.

Fortunately, it was winter and there were not many people outside at this time. The jeep was driving fast and few people noticed that the car had arrived at Li's house.

When the jeep entered the yard, it scared Liang Yuemei who was smashing coal in the coal shed. This kind of car is really rare!
In other words, it has hardly ever been seen in the village!
The kids would scream with excitement when they saw a truck, let alone a jeep?
Whenever Li Long's tractor passed by on the road, the children would chase it for a while.

After all, there are too few mechanical gadgets like this.

When Li Long got out of the jeep, Liang Yuemei was almost stunned.

She was stunned for a moment before asking:

"Xiaolong, did you drive this back?"

"Yes." Li Long said with a smile, "It's the supply and marketing cooperative's car. My boss asked me to use it first. I have nothing to do these two days, so I drove it back to use it. It's just the right time to take my father and my eldest brother to hunt yellow sheep."

As he was speaking, Li Qingxia and Li Jianguo came out, and Du Chunfang followed behind them.

Seeing the jeep in the yard and then looking at Li Long, the whole family panicked.

Li Long called everyone back into the house and explained slowly.

"You mean, the state leaders assigned the car to you so that you can use it for work, and you can drive it as you please during this period?"

"Yes." Li Long took out the document and showed it to his elder brother and father. He knew that if he couldn't explain it clearly, the matter would not be settled.

Of course, he will explain to his eldest brother later that it was actually an opportunity gained by using the tiger skin.

After seeing the procedures, the family members finally believed it.

"I brought three guns. Let's go now. The sooner we go, the sooner we can get back. This car is much more convenient to drive than a tractor." Li Long continued, "Brother, did you borrow a gun?"

"I have borrowed it. Chengjun said you are in the basic militia, so just go over and sign when you have time." Li Jianguo stood up and took out the gun from under the bed.

"Well, we don't have anything to do today, so let's get dressed and go. Maybe we'll be back in time for lunch."

"Okay, okay, okay." Li Qingxia was extremely excited, and Li Jianguo also had an excited expression on his face.

Du Chunfang smiled as she looked at her promising younger son, feeling genuinely happy.

Li Long originally wanted to ask his sister-in-law to go with him. Liang Yuemei hesitated for a moment and finally shook her head.

There are so many things at home, including pigs, and my mother-in-law is alone, so she is worried.

There's no way, the woman in charge of the household is the one who worries the most.

The jeep drove out of the Li family yard, and before many people could react, it left Team 4 with snow powder flying all over the place, and soon arrived at the county.

The jeep did not stop here, but continued to move westward, passing Shicheng, Shawan, and reaching the uninhabited area.

Neither Li Qingxia nor Li Jianguo had ever ridden in a jeep that only high-ranking officials rode, so they were a little nervous from the moment they got on. After passing Shicheng, they relaxed a little and looked at the scenery on both sides.

"Hey, this car is really fast!" Li Qingxia said, "It has traveled so far in just a short while..."

"If we drive this far, we will reach Kuitun where my second brother and his family are staying." Li Long said while driving.

"Can we go see him?" Li Qingxia asked.

"Let's just forget it, shall we?" Li Long didn't say anything. Li Jianguo said, "If we drive this car over, I wonder how many people will be alarmed... There aren't many of these cars in the whole county, right?"

"There are probably less than five in the whole county," said Li Long.

"That's it. We drove out to hunt, and I just thought something was wrong, but let it go now. If we drive to Kuitun, then wouldn't it be..." Li Jianguo was still more cautious.

"Yes, yes, yes, don't go." Li Qingxia immediately backed out.

In his opinion, the leader trusted Li Long and gave the car to Li Long to do things. It was wrong for Li Long to bring his family to hunt. If he went to Kuitun again, if he caused trouble and was sued, it would be a big trouble.

"Dad, brother, look to the south, there is a group of gazelles on the red willow beach!" Li Long said to the two of them.

There were seven or eight yellow ones in this group. They were more than a hundred meters away. Li Long did not stop, but just let the two people watch.

"Aren't you going to come down and fight?" Li Qingxia couldn't help but ask.

"It's too far. Let's walk a little further and see if there are any closer." Li Long said, "The first two times we fought, the enemies we encountered were only 40 to 50 meters away from this road. It was easy to aim and shoot."

When the jeep was almost reaching Anjihai, we really encountered a large group of gazelles. These gazelles were migrating from the north and were preparing to go to the mountains in the south to find food.

But when they got to the roadside, they found some grass left behind by a passing car, so some gazelles stopped to eat the grass. It was not until the jeep appeared that they had to leave the road and run south.

But the gazelles that had eaten the grass were reluctant to leave the grass on the roadside and stopped after running a few dozen meters, apparently waiting for the jeep to pass before coming back to eat grass again.

Li Long parked the jeep on the roadside just forty meters away from the yellow sheep.

"Let's be quiet when we come down," Li Long whispered, "They may run away, but they won't be able to run far. Dad, my eldest brother and I will shoot first, and you can aim with the sand gun. If you can hit them, then shoot. If you can't hit them, it's okay."

"Let's shoot together as three people." Li Jianguo took care of his father's face, "If we shoot, the sheep will run away, and it will be even harder to shoot with the sand gun."

"Right, right, right." Li Long knew he hadn't thought it through, so he said hastily, "Then I'll count to one, two, three, and we'll fire together. Now let's load the bullets first."

Li Long planned to use the rifle himself this time to shoot the yellow sheep, ensuring a harvest. Next time he would use the sand gun himself and let his father use the rifle.

When hunting, if you don't catch anything, you won't feel good. (End of this chapter)